NACDS to air webinar series for Total Store Expo
ARLINGTON, Va. – Next month, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores plans to air a series of webinars to help retailers and suppliers prepare for this summer’s 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo.
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McKesson appoints new CIO
Kathy McElligott is joining McKesson Corp. as executive vice president, chief information officer and chief technology officer. McKesson said Monday that McElligott, currently CIO at technology and engineering company Emerson, will start in the new post on July 20.
Diplomat acquires Burman’s Specialty Pharmacy
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has purchased Burman’s Specialty Pharmacy in a deal valued at more than $82 million. Diplomat said Friday that Burman’s, located in the greater Philadelphia area, is a provider of individualized patient care with a primary focus on hepatitis C.
Rite Aid enhances Rx service with OneTripRefills
Rite Aid is continuing to enhance its appeal as a retail health care destination, most recently through the introduction of the OneTripRefills medication synchronization service.
NACDS to Senate: Pharmacists can help with chronic illness
Pharmacies can provide accessible, cost-effective preventive health services that can improve care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores told a Senate committee.
Benzer Pharmacy opens 2nd Greenroots Nutrition store
Benzer Pharmacy has opened its second Greenroots Nutrition dietary supplements store and is readying to open another. The independent drug chain, with more than 40 locations in eight states, said this week that the new Greenroots Nutrition store is located at 8967 Racetrack Rd. in Tampa, Fla.
Walgreens pharmacies to host free HIV testing
Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a national public information response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, are partnering with more than 180 health departments and local AIDS service organizations (ASOs) in 150 cities to offer free HIV testing.
CVS Health opens Digital Innovation Lab
CVS Health has opened a Digital Innovation Lab in Boston that will focus on developing digital services and personalized capabilities to offer customers a more accessible, integrated pharmacy and health experience.
PBM deal costs impact Rite Aid 1Q earnings
Rite Aid Corp. saw sales edge up and earnings decline for its fiscal 2016 first quarter, and the company for the first time gave full-year guidance that includes its pending acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager EnvisionRx.
CVS/pharmacy premieres new front-end strategy
CVS Health is rolling out enhanced front-end presentations and offerings — focused on health, beauty and consumables — at select CVS/pharmacy stores, starting with 150 high-volume urban locations across the country.
MinuteClinic sets foot in Topeka
CVS Health has opened its first MinuteClinic retail health clinic in Topeka, Kan. The company said Topeka Mayor Larry Wolgast will join CVS Health and MinuteClinic executives today at the grand opening for the new walk-in medical clinic, located inside the CVS/pharmacy store at 3901 SW 21st St.
Rite Aid store opening in NYC to spotlight Plenti
This weekend, Rite Aid Corp. plans to highlight Plenti, the loyalty coalition of which it’s a founding partner, at a grand reopening event for a Wellness Store remodel in Flushing, N.Y. The drug chain said Wednesday that the celebration, will be held on Saturday, June 20, from noon to 4 p.m.
Genoa acquires Northeast Pharmaceuticals
Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company, has acquired long-term care pharmacy provider Northeast Pharmaceuticals Inc. Financial terms of the deal, announced this week, weren’t disclosed. Montgomery, Ala.
Target CEO: CVS deal represents ‘significant shift’
With CVS Health running Target Corp.’s pharmacies and clinics, the discount chain will be better able to focus on providing wellness products and services throughout its stores, according to Target chairman and chief executive officer Brian Cornell.
CVS Health to buy Target’s pharmacy business
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Health plans to acquire Target Corp.’s U.S. pharmacy and retail health clinics businesses for about $1.9 billion.
Benzer Pharmacy eyes acquisitions to spur growth
Independent drug chain Benzer Pharmacy is looking to acquire more pharmacies to fuel its expansion. The Tampa, Fla.